Marti MacGibbonMarti MacGibbon is a certified addiction treatment professional, trafficking survivor, and standup comic. A remarkable speaker and storyteller, she shares simple, effective strategies that anyone can use to overcome adversity, get back on track, reduce stress, and cultivate a sense of humor. MacGibbon speaks from personal experience. She hit rock bottom in every possible way as a hard-core drug addict and was trafficked to Tokyo and held prisoner by Japanese organized crime. As an empowered survivor and advocate, MacGibbon has spoken at the White House and the U.S. Department of State and written a memoir, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom.

MacGibbon serves on the state-wide task force IPATH, Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans and is founder, producer and host of Laff-aholics Comedy Benefit for Recovery. She has performed at the Hollywood Improv and Comedy Store.

Marti MacGibbon eventThis event was co-sponsored by the Iowa State Network Against Human Trafficking and the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking.